Not since Serpico has a film hit police work so squarely on the nose. Get ready for grit, tough streets, undercover cops, mean gangsters, dirty cops, and more!
In Brooklyn's Finest, we get the finest actors: Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Richard Gere, and Don Cheadle. Each of the actors plays a character who is perfectly drawn...full of deep emotion, many dimensions, and heart-rending conflicts.
Without being a spoiler, this reviewer can safely say that this flick focuses on three different aspects of police work: poor pay and the resultant temptation to take illegal money, infiltration of gangs that becomes so troubling officers lose their way, and a lifetime of grief that creates depression and despair.
Who's my favorite? Ethan Hawke, hands down. Ethan has done some incredible film work over the years, and this time he should be recognized with an Oscar nomination. The actor takes us into the mind of a desperate man, who, shield in hand, cannot seem to reconcile his family dreams with his ethics.
A grade of A for astonishingly good... Worth seeing.
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